Do come and speak at the SLS Annual Conference at Bristol Law School 3-5 Sept 2024 on the theme of Learning from Others. Join us #SLSBristol24

NEWS 📣 Professor Lei Chen, Chair in International Arbitration and Chinese Law, Durham Law School, has been elected as an ordinary member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts by its senate on January 19th 2024.

A great third party funding workshop is going to take place on February 28 at 2 pm at DurhamDIDRI Durham Law School Durham University The details are at durham.ac.uk/departments/ac… #thirdpartyfunding #internationalarbitration

Central bank #digitalcurrencies can redefine the mechanics of #FDI by easing capital transfers and managing financial operations. But harmonised rules are needed to protect investors and financial stability, writes Julien Chaisse in his Global #Lawyer column. on.ft.com/49DXp6b

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A huge honour and pleasure to host the The SLS President’s reception with such wonderful guests. I got to speak about the 2024 SLS Annual Conference and give away prizes to our best paper winners @DrHeleneTyrrell , @ConallMallory and Aradhana Cherupara Vadekkethil.

Professor Can Eken from Durham University Durham Law School attended Paris Arbitration Week in Paris!

Great to see many great colleagues in Paris! It was excellent to see Julien Chaisse from CityU Hong Kong in Paris shortly and meeting Professor George Bermann from Columbia University Columbia Law School in person! Thanks to organisers! DurhamDIDRI Durham University Durham Law School #arbitration

Congratulations to our staff and students who participated in the Vis Moot in Vienna last week! 🎉

My book on third party funding in investment arbitration is now published from SpringerLaw Springer Nature. It is available at link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… DurhamDIDRI Durham Law School Durham University #internationalarbitration #thirdpartyfunding #investmentlaw

Two excellent scholars, Can Eken (Durham Law School) and Barry Solaiman (HBKU College of Law), were invited to present their research SMU Yong Pung How School of Law (with Han-Wei Liu); great to catch up with them!

On day 2 Session 2 of #EnergyLaw at the SLS Conference @LegalScholars, we have provided in-depth coverage of the #EnergyCharterTreaty, with papers from Can Eken (Durham Law School) & S Styles (Aberdeen Law School). #SLSBristol24 SLS Annual Conference

Durham International Dispute Resolution Institute (DIDRI) is inviting you to a panel on expedited international arbitration. Can Eken Durham University DurhamDIDRI The event is free of charge. More information and registration information can be found at durham.ac.uk/departments/ac…

This week we hosted colleagues from Renmin University, China for the Summer School in Arbitration. Huge congratulations to all who partook. Can Eken lei chen

This week, distinguished speakers including Alan M. Anderson, James Clanchy, Tariq Mahmood, and Can Eken discussed various aspects of expedited arbitration rules in international arbitration. Many thanks to all the participants and audience for their contribution.

🚨 New Interview! 🚨 Julien Chaisse discusses the retroactive ruling on #ZEDEs by the Honduran Supreme Court in Honduras Hoy. The $10.775B arbitration raises major concerns over legal stability & treaty obligations. (1/3)

Donald Trump’s return to the White House in 2025 is set to ripple across global trade and investment. In my Global Lawyer bimonthly column for fDi Intelligence, I look into how his policies this time could disrupt FDI patterns and force nations and businesses to rethink